A total of 1.47 crore Eid holidaymakers leave Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur as many lunch, bus terminals as well as rail stations have been experiencing a huge turnover of home-goers.
Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, is expected to be celebrated on June 5 as it is dependent on moon sighting.
This year, around 1.10 crore home-goers leave from the Dhaka including the two city corporations (South and North) while 25.50 lakh people leave Gazipur ahead of Eid, according to Pre-Eid annual report of The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways.